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WOODARD v. VIRGINIA BD. OF BAR EXAMINERS

Civ. A. No. 75-0437-R.

454 F.Supp. 4 (1978)

Jesse Lincoln WOODARD et al., Plaintiffs, v. VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

June 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Winstead, Chesapeake, Va., W. Edward Thompson, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Leonard L. Hopkins, Jr., Stuart H. Dunn, Richmond, Va., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

Plaintiff, an unsuccessful applicant for admission to the practice of law in Virginia, brings this action against the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners and its members individually, alleging racial discrimination. Plaintiff originally sought to bring this suit on behalf of a class composed, inter alia, of all black persons denied admission to the Virginia Bar upon having failed the Bar Examination administered by...

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